isorespin VS MagicMirror

I bought the Asus X205TA the year it came out and have been pretty happy with it until recently. I'm not sure if the Windows 10 changes have caused it to be slower, or just the fact that it only has 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage. But, I was really hopeful to install Linux, but since this was new, there wasn't much support. Seems like all of that has improved to the point where I can install Xubuntu on this machine with barely any extra configuration. I did have to work a bit to get the onboard Bluetooth working, but after a bit of digging, it seems to work flawlessly. Just wanted to post a positive experience with Xubuntu as I've used this before on an old Dell D630 with no issues at all. The poor X205 can still be sluggish at times, but overall it's a decent little machine for browsing, very light gaming and general use. The fact that it has no moving parts, not even a fan is one of the best features. The X205 also felt like a perfect fit for a lightweight Linux like Xubuntu and I was right.

It's not that easy unfortunately. Baytrail Tablet with Atom processor use indeed 64bit architechture. The BIOS though is 32bit. Most Ubuntu-based distros will not run out-of-the-box. You need to install 32bit GRUB on your desired iso. I used a respin script from linuxium.com in the past with success. It seems like it haven't receive any updates since 2017 so it might not work with recent releases. But it's easy to use, defenitely give it a shot. Link

I had a Lenovo IdeaCenter Stick 300 mini-PC with an Atom Z3735F CPU (64 bit CPU with only 32 bit bootloader capability), I installed Ubuntu 19.04 64 bit thanks to Linuxium's solution 'isorespin.sh'

FWIW, this is my first time ever seeing a BIOS/UEFI screen for one of these, but judging by the processor, I'm guessing you may need to use a "respun" Linux ISO made with isorespin.

I use MagicMirror to do this. It's a great piece of software. I'm a bit shocked nobody has mentioned this yet. https://magicmirror.builders/

The most used solution it’s https://magicmirror.builders/

I’m planning on using MagicMirror (https://magicmirror.builders/) to do this in my kitchen but without the mirror part (just a TV mounted in a niche on the wall). Did you build your software from scratch?

Check out Magic Mirror. Could be what you're looking for. https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror

Would this work with magic mirror?

https://magicmirror.builders/

If so I will order right away

Have a look at the Magic Mirror project https://magicmirror.builders/

You could also look into something like MagicMirror. not sure if you have a server to host, or looking for just local on iPad.

The final option seems to be basically homebrewing a solution using a program like MagicMirror and local image files installed on the pi. There quite a few guides out there on different ways to do this. But

You can still participate in distributed computing projects, just check out Science United which is one that uses BOINC for the project management. I've got it running on my Raspberry Pi (which primarily runs Magic Mirror so its nice to let somebody else get some benefit since its primarily a relatively static display). Also, Folding@Home did do some of the research into COVID, so it is staying up to date.